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Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital ChronicleSupporters of Measure 114 are confident in their chances to defend the law despite some uncertainty over the viability of high-capacity magazine bans. -
Anne Wernikoff/CalMattersCalifornia gun owners raced to take advantage of a new federal appeals court ruling against a law that required background checks for ammunition purchases. Some expect Gov. Gavin Newsom to appeal.
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The federal bench trial that will result in a first ruling about whether the new law is legal under the U.S. Constitution starts next week at the federal courthouse in Portland. -
Democrats are backing three bills that would establish a waiting period, require serial numbers on guns and raise the minimum age for purchases -
An emotionally charged debate over Oregon’s gun-related legislation recently brought lawmakers on different sides of the issue near tears, reflecting a passionate divide over gun rights that is also playing out nationwide. -
Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation to enact firearms restrictions originally passed by voters in November. -
Legislators in Oregon are making a fourth attempt to ban “ghost guns,” untraceable and undetectable firearms that are assembled at home. They have proliferated in recent years. The legislation is one of three bills put forward this session to address gun violence in the state. -
Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties. Gov. Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature are trying again to limit where weapons are allowed. -
Oregon lawmakers are pursuing a package of firearm bills they say is needed to stem gun violence and give law enforcement the necessary tools to address the issue of untraceable 'ghost guns.' -
An Oregon court has ruled that local governments in the state can’t declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries and ban police from enforcing certain gun laws. -
The Oregon Supreme Court has denied a petition to overturn a lower court ruling blocking the state’s new gun laws from taking effect. -
A week after back-to-back mass shootings in California left 18 people dead, Governor Gavin Newsom threw his support behind a bill to ban concealed weapons in many public spaces and raise the minimum age to hold a concealed carry permit. -
If granted, the petition would allow the voter-approved magazine ban and completed background check requirement to go into immediate effect. -
The interfaith group of churches, mosques, synagogues and other denominations that championed Oregon’s Measure 114 gun laws is trying to generate momentum to get them fully enacted.
